Planning Board Chairwoman Roxann Wedegartner said she was not surprised to hear a suit had been filed.
GREENFIELD – Seven people who own property next to the site of a planned large department store in Greenfield have filed an appeal to stop the project.
The abutters filed their appeal in Massachusetts Housing Court, naming the five members of the planning board as well as the developer as defendants.
The planning board by a 4-1 vote cleared the way for the store last month after several months of review.
The Recorder of Greenfield reported that the abutters claim in their appeal the board’s decision to issue a permit for the project was “arbitrary, capricious and issued in violation” of town rules and regulations.
They allege the project will have an adverse impact on their properties and neighborhood.
Board Chairwoman Roxann Wedegartner said she had not seen the complaint but was not surprised.